Editing Sandra Bullock (section)

===Early roles and breakthrough (1987–1995)===
While in New York, Bullock took acting classes with [[Sanford Meisner]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |title=Sandra Bullock- Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119002500/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref> She appeared in several student films and later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play ''No Time Flat''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/05/theater/review-theater-ketron-s-no-time-flat.html |title=Review/Theater; Ketron's 'No Time Flat' |first=Mel |last=Gussow |date=May 5, 1988 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> Director [[Alan J. Levi]] was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the made-for-television film ''[[Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/171741_flashback_sandra_bullock_was_charming_as_ever_1989 |title=Flashback: Sandra Bullock Was Charming as Ever in 1989 |first=Meredith B. |last=Kile |date=September 11, 2015 |website=ET Online |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> This led to her being cast in a series of small roles in several [[independent film]]s, and in the lead role of the short-lived [[NBC]] television version of the film ''[[Working Girl (TV series)|Working Girl]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/551820/yes-these-movies-became-tv-shows-and-it-didn-t-work-out |title=Yes, These Movies Became TV Shows...and it Didn't Work Out |first=Chris |last=Harnick |date=June 23, 2014 |website=E! Online |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1990/04/27/working-girl |title=Working Girl |first=Ken |last=Tucker |date=April 27, 1990 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> She went on to appear in several films, such as ''[[Love Potion No. 9 (film)|Love Potion No. 9]]'' (1992), ''[[The Thing Called Love]]'' (1993) and ''[[Fire on the Amazon]]'' (1993), before her supporting role in the sci-fi action film ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' (1993).<ref name="Bullockbio" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-07-ca-64914-story.html |title=She's So Hollywood--and Proud of It : Movies: 'Demolition Man's' Sandra Bullock says she's as 'shallow as anybody,' but don't let her wackiness fool you. There's a method to her madness |first=Bruce |last=Newman |date=December 7, 1993 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Sandra Bullock Cannes.jpg|thumb|upright|Bullock at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

In 1994, she played Annie Porter, a passenger eventually driving a bus that was rigged by a terrorist, in the smash-hit blockbuster ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' alongside [[Keanu Reeves]]. She was required to read for ''Speed'' to ensure that there was the right chemistry between her and Reeves. She recalls they had to do "all these really physical scenes together, rolling around on the floor and stuff."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/07/22/sandra-bullocks-career-hits-high-gear/|title=Sandra Bullock's Career Hits High Gear |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |date=July 22, 1994 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> ''Speed'' received critical acclaim, with [[Rotten Tomatoes]] calling it a "terrific popcorn thriller [with] outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, [[Dennis Hopper]], and Sandra Bullock",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_1994 |title=Speed (1994) |website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=June 10, 1994 }}</ref> grossed $350&nbsp;million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=speed.htm |title=Speed |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="bom">{{cite web|title=Sandra Bullock|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=sandrabullock.htm|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> and helped establish Bullock as a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] actress. She won [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[21st Saturn Awards]] and [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Female Performance]] and [[MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female|Most Desirable Female]] at the [[1995 MTV Movie Awards]].

Bullock headlined the romantic comedy ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' (1995) as a lonely [[Chicago Transit Authority]] token collector who saves the life of a man. The film had a positive reception from critics, who felt that it was "assembled with such skill—and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock—that it gives formula a good name."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/while_you_were_sleeping |title=While You Were Sleeping (1995) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=November 19, 2002 }}</ref> She received her first nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]]. The thriller ''[[The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]'' (also 1995), starred Bullock as a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy that puts her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. [[Owen Gleiberman]], writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', complimented her performance, saying, "Bullock pulls you into the movie. Her overripe smile and clear, imploring eyes are sometimes evocative of [[Julia Roberts]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/08/04/net-2/|title=The Net |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |date=August 4, 1995 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> ''While You Were Sleeping'' and ''The Net'' made $182&nbsp;million and $110.6&nbsp;million, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=net.htm |title=The Net (1995) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>